Candy-cutting machine.



M. ARMSTRONG. CANDY CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1911.

1,01 3,634, Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

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M. ARMSTRONG.

CANDY CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1911.

1,01 3,634. Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

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CANDY-CUTTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. September 15, 1911.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

Serial No. 649,542.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARCELLUS ARM- STRONG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Corvallis, in the county of Benton and State ofOregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCandy-Cutting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in candy cutting machines such asrequired for cutting caramels or candy into blocks or cubes, and theobject of my invention is the provision of a machine which will have alarge capacity; which will insure the rapid cutting of the candy intoblocks or caramels of the same size and shape and which will embody fewparts, insuring simplicity, durability and inexpensiveness ofproduction.

To attain the desired objects my invention consists of a candy cuttingmachine embodying novel features of construction and combination ofparts substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure 1 represents a transverse sectional view of my complete machine.Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of the machine. Fig. 3 represents a'face or plan view of a portion of the candy ejector and plunger. Fig. 4represents a plan or face view of part of the cutting frame, and Figs. 5and 6 represent detail views of the bearings for the ends and cranks ofthe crank-shaft.

Referring by numeral to the drawings in which similar characters denotecorrespond ing parts: the numeral 1 designates a table or platformhaving an opening 2 in which fits and is secured at 3, my candy cuttingmachine.

The machine employs a casing 4, of rectangular form having its lowerportion 5 open and formed with flanges 6, upon which are mounted andsecured the two part bearing boxes 7 in which bear the ends of the shaft8, formed with a pair of cranks 9, and having the extended end 10, towhich is connected an operating handle or lever 11. Upon the cranks 9 issecured the arms 12, whose upper ends are connected to the pins 13,secured to the brackets 14, depending from the underface of the plungeror follower 15, which comprises a flat plate or platen.

Within the casing and above the plunger is secured the knife or cuttingframe composed of the outer border 16, and the strips "17, arranged toform the series of pockets 18, and the frame has the side portions 19,which fit in the channels 20 of the casing and hold the frame in properplace.

Upon the top or dome of the casing is a bracket 21, to which isfulcrumed at 22, the lever 23, having a grasping portion at one end andat its other end a stud or pin 24. This stud 24: fits in the slottedhead 25, on the upper end of the rod 26, which passes vertically throughthe guide member 26 secured to the top of the casing and has its lowerend secured at 27 to the bracket 28 secured to the plate 29, whichcarries the series of ejector blocks 30, which are adapted to enter thepockets of the knife frame and eject the blocks of candy from the knifeframe.

The operation of my machine will be readily understood from theforegoing description taken in connection with the drawings and it willbe apparent that the candy batch or material is placed in the casingupon the plunger, forced up against the knife frame, and by the frameout and formed into blocks and caramels. The plunger after forcing thebatch into the cutting frame is returned to original position and theejector is lowered, bringing the blocks into the pockets of the frameand forcing or expelling the finished blocks or caramels down upon theplunger from which they are removed and the operation repeated.

It will be seen that the machine is very easily operated and will formand deliver the blocks or caramels in a rapid and perfect manner andprove a great time, money and labor saver.

I claim:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a support,of a candy cutting machine fitting in and secured thereto, said machinecomprising a rectangular flanged casing, two-part bearing boxes upon theflanges of the casing, a cranked shaft journaled in the bearing boxesand having an extended end, an operating lever connected to the extendedend, arms secured to the cranks of the shaft, a plunger mounted in theeasing, brackets depending therefrom, transverse pins fitting in saidbrackets to secure the arms to the plunger, a knife frame arranged inthe casing above the plunger and having a plurality of substantiallyrectangular pockets, means carried by the frame for securing the frameto the casing, a bracket formed upon the dome of the casing, a leverfulcrumed therein, a stud at one end of the lever, and means connectedto said stud for ejecting the batch of candy from the pockets.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a support,of a candy cutting machine fitting in and secured thereto, said machinecomprising a rectangular flanged casing, two-part bearing boxes upon theflanges of the casing, a cranked shaft journaled in the bearing boxesand having an extended end, an operating lever connected to the extendedend, arms secured to the cranks of the shaft, a plunger mounted in thecasing, brackets depending therefrom, transverse pins fitting in saidbrackets to secure the arms to the plunger, a knife frame arranged insaid casing above the plunger and having a plurality of substantiallyrec- Copies of this patent may be obtained for tangular pockets, meanscarried by the frame for securing the frame in position Within thecasing, a bracket formed upon the dome of the casing, a vertical rodpassing therethrough, a slot-ted head formed on the upper end of the rodin Which said stud fits, an ejector plate arranged Within the casingprovided With a bracket to Which is secured the lower end of the rod,and a series of blocks carried, by the ejector plate adapted to enterthe pockets of the plunger upon the lowering of said plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MARCELLUS ARMSTRONG.

WVitnesses JOSEPH H. DAWSON, GEO. K DENMAN.

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